Ectophensis is endorsing Joe Mallahan for Mayor in the upcoming election between him and Mike McGinn.

Really, this should be more of an interesting contest than it is, but McGinn is being portrayed as having the opinion that his election would be a mandate against the deep-bore tunnel option for the Alaska Way Viaduct. Personally, I'm a fan of the viaduct, but McGinn wants to tear it down and replace it with an expanded waterfront boulevard. (NB: on McGinn's website somewhere, I have a rambling and incoherent response to someone else's response in a thread regarding the tunnel option. Sucks to be me; I'll get over it.)

People point to examples on why this would work -- in San Francisco, and Milwaukee and wherever else that have torn down elevated highway structures and not replaced them with a similar capacity roadway. As great as these examples are, none are on an isthmus.

I saw some endorsement somewhere say that Mallahan was an outstanding choice for Mayor. He probably isn't. But he's not Mike McGinn.

Sable Verity has some interesting thoughts on the mayoral race for our often-not-fair city.